How to Manually Rewind VHS Tapes

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
  • This video will show you how to manually rewind a VHS tape cassette. This video will also show you how to expose and examine the tape from the side.

Komentáře • 86

  • @peggyroyster3759
    @peggyroyster3759 Před 2 lety +38

    Thank you so much we need people like you who still have respect for using tapes on VCR who would not want to watch the Hollywood Golden Age? Like Marlon Brando ❤thank again.

  • @PeterGMcDermott
    @PeterGMcDermott Před 2 lety +8

    This is perfect! Like many others, converting my old VHS tapes to digital and found a few "stuck" ones that needed some special help. Appreciate you show using the anatomy and helping us learn how to solve these simple problems!

  • @stueygewy
    @stueygewy Před 2 lety +11

    Converting my old VHS tapes to digital. Was about to buy a rewinder, but will do this instead! Thanks! Saved me $40 :)

  • @BentleyTypeR
    @BentleyTypeR Před 8 měsíci +4

    Thank you for this video!! I just bought 5 tapes of United Airlines training videos for their 767 back in the 80s. (And just realized they needed to be rewinded)

  • @tricatfilms6136
    @tricatfilms6136 Před 2 lety +6

    skip to 2:44. Great tip on the sharpie and the "secret button" ... exactly what I was looking for, I"m editing out 12 minutes of trailers on the Big Lebowski VHS tape :):)

  • @adid.5585
    @adid.5585 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Of course it helped out! I asked myself time and time again as I grew up what was holding the spools in place when attempting to manually rewind the VHS tape. I was puzzled by this fact, since with audio cassettes I wasn't encountering resistance when manually rewinding, unless the spools were clogged in the margins or the tape was stuck or what not, which would also cause audio cassettes to resist the manual rewind; it sucks when that happens, and I managed to break a audio tape like this. Good that these things are somewhat fixable with a bit of mechanical skill.

  • @zenodaalessandria1295
    @zenodaalessandria1295 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Using a drill with a special made wood bit would be much faster, don't you think?

    • @MosesGaming3003
      @MosesGaming3003 Před měsícem

      I put a sharpie into my power drill to do it and it worked!

  • @philbreczinski4402
    @philbreczinski4402 Před rokem +1

    This was hugely helpful. I could tell the spools were locked but had no idea how to unlock them.

  • @maverator
    @maverator Před měsícem +2

    3:16, i've never felt like a 5 minute video was taking forever until this one. Holy cow

  • @crockstonyt
    @crockstonyt Před rokem +2

    Major thank you! My VHS player would do this annoying thing where it would rewind the VHS for a bit before stopping, and after that it would only rewind for one minute at a time.

  • @Iwantthehandlesillydemon
    @Iwantthehandlesillydemon Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you! there is a tape so badly damaged because when i was younger i tried to use it as a "retro necklace." However, it only damaged about 10 secs of footage. But, the vcr would stop rewinding as soon as it hit the damaged part, even though it would play through it (barely). It played once, because it was already rewinded, but when i tried to rewind it, it stopped. This video was so helpful!

  • @giuseppelavecchia775
    @giuseppelavecchia775 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Se non si vuole usare un videoregistratore per far andare avanti o indietro la videocassetta esiste il rewinder,quel metodo e' un modo,ma il rewinder e' meglio

  • @rebeccadunahoo9201
    @rebeccadunahoo9201 Před 2 lety +2

    I knew there was a way, I didn't want to have to buy a rewinder specifically for ones the TV wouldn't rewind 🙄 you just saved my daughter's Elmo and Barney tapes! 🤣 I'm not sure if I'm happy about that or not yet LOL

  • @BlueStinger475
    @BlueStinger475 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I bought some disney VHS tapes at Goodwill yesterday, and watched the Lion King, so this guide was helpful, also some of the tapes are not rewinded 😂

  • @mikekent575
    @mikekent575 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Super helpful! that's exactly what I was looking for -thank you!

  • @adearest007
    @adearest007 Před 6 měsíci

    Perfect! Thank you for the video. I've been thinking about restoration my family's vhs videos and this was a big help

  • @Sakanakao
    @Sakanakao Před 15 dny

    Great video! Thanks.

  • @classictellynz
    @classictellynz Před 2 lety

    I just love this video, because u have to be the happiest bloke around mate and ur instructions are so easy too.

  • @kevinfishburne
    @kevinfishburne Před 11 měsíci

    For spinning the tape you can cut an old credit/gift card to the right width. I used a lathe screw (a short screw with a wide head, used for chicken wire and such) for the release hole.

  • @s.p.3587
    @s.p.3587 Před 4 měsíci

    4:23 Just like we use pencils to manually wind the audio tapes. Nice.

  • @lynnmiller7980
    @lynnmiller7980 Před 5 měsíci

    Thanks so much!!! Worked perfectly!

  • @landofett8456
    @landofett8456 Před rokem

    Thank you for this video! Saved me time and a lot of headache!

  • @loganmcnab1582
    @loganmcnab1582 Před 2 měsíci

    As noticed, I used to watch leave it to Beaver on VHS
    Starting the one and only Barbara Billingsley, the voice of daddy

  • @The3TimeLords
    @The3TimeLords Před 4 měsíci +1

    2:50 for the actual explanation

  • @EpslionDaichiDiana
    @EpslionDaichiDiana Před rokem

    This was really helpful! Thank you!!

  • @cathymann6917
    @cathymann6917 Před 9 měsíci

    You're a hero! Thank you!

  • @chairgaming1997
    @chairgaming1997 Před 2 lety +1

    Yay now i can rewind the toy story vhs I found in my garage that is half way through playing

  • @JohnJones-qy5ko
    @JohnJones-qy5ko Před 2 lety

    Just what I needed to know! Thanks!

  • @richiemyers817
    @richiemyers817 Před rokem +1

    just say vcr tape gets stuck in vcr if that happens do you have a video how to get it out thanks

  • @TheProgressiveScoop
    @TheProgressiveScoop Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for this! My vhs copy of the godfather needed some help along :)

  • @firefly1056
    @firefly1056 Před 2 lety

    Thank you very much. 1 VHS movie was stuck. Thank you

  • @bedhermin6879
    @bedhermin6879 Před 2 lety +1

    THANKS 🙏

  • @leonnape4157
    @leonnape4157 Před rokem +1

    video starts at 2:54

  • @sahibeksahibek
    @sahibeksahibek Před 2 měsíci +1

    dzięki wielkie

  • @leslietaylor4458
    @leslietaylor4458 Před 4 měsíci

    I have a problem with one tape. Instead of loosening, it seems it is overtightening at one point midway and stopping and the vcr thinks its the end and either rewinds or ejects it.

  • @malikgriffith_36456
    @malikgriffith_36456 Před 7 měsíci

    I watched Pixar's Wall-E and I was shock, how Wall-E doing that? He fixed tape and I'm confused and now I saw your video, ah I get it
    Edit: omg, it's worked! I fixed Pixar's A Bug's Life tape! Thank you!

  • @richiemyers817
    @richiemyers817 Před rokem

    thanks was great it worked 😊

  • @rose2330
    @rose2330 Před 2 lety

    Help! One of my VHS tapes is playing fast forward suddenly any ideas why?

  • @loganmcnab1582
    @loganmcnab1582 Před 2 měsíci

    Dwayne the run of the new leave it to Beaver Mrs. Billy Lee becomes the voice of Mrs. Nanny on Muppet babies for 1984

  • @gayleyoud6316
    @gayleyoud6316 Před rokem

    Thankyou

  • @linak7155
    @linak7155 Před 2 lety +1

    I hv dozens of those VHS tapes. in a storage room I'll need to either watch or get rid of them... 📼

    • @itsbekasaur
      @itsbekasaur Před 2 lety

      I’m a collector(mainly to watch with my kids) ! I will gladly take your tapes if you want to get rid of them

    • @angelo5152
      @angelo5152 Před 2 lety

      I think you should get rid of them because it's to much clutter to own so many tapes

    • @giuseppelavecchia775
      @giuseppelavecchia775 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Non buttare le videocassette

  • @staranjell
    @staranjell Před 2 lety

    what do we do if that circular "button" is missing? i am able to manually move the tape forward and backward by way of inserting something in that hole to take the place of the button being depressed (which then allows the white spools to move and therefore the tape as well) but since that little button seems to have broken off, the vcr cant/wont move the tape spool forward automatically and it just ejects immediately after hitting play.

    • @Broken_robot1986
      @Broken_robot1986 Před 11 měsíci

      There are screws to take apart the tape. You may be able to fix the button if you dismantle it.

    • @giuseppelavecchia775
      @giuseppelavecchia775 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Apri la videocassetta e controlla

  • @captaincosmopolitan5163
    @captaincosmopolitan5163 Před rokem +1

    My triple play tv doesn’t rewind as fast as it used to anymore anyone know what’s wrong with it or know what I should do? Thanks

  • @thongquehanoi
    @thongquehanoi Před rokem

    Store shows and movies or theater with music

  • @stevem46tube
    @stevem46tube Před 2 lety +1

    Ok, so you push the button. Thanks. JUMP TO 2:56

  • @Broken_robot1986
    @Broken_robot1986 Před 11 měsíci

    My VCR won't rewind anything longer than 2 hours! It's taking too long to do it by hand so I'll have to hook up something to my drill or rotary tool.

  • @angelo5152
    @angelo5152 Před 2 lety

    I think it would take forever to manually rewind an entire VHS tape by hand... I usually rewind them by using the VCR player

    • @yoli5779
      @yoli5779 Před 2 lety

      Yeah but sometimes, like in my case, the remote control is unavailable and there's no rewind button on the VCR :/

    • @giuseppelavecchia775
      @giuseppelavecchia775 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Compra un rewinder

  • @joshuapowell1868
    @joshuapowell1868 Před 2 lety

    God bless you God loves you everything proven God more greater then your video is now days

  • @mohdgous56
    @mohdgous56 Před měsícem

    Video cecit price

  • @toadfood3609
    @toadfood3609 Před rokem

    This dudes mind is clearly going. Anyone who grew up with VHS knows that the tip of a butter knife is the best way to rewind a tape. He uses such a half ass method.

  • @cdcVintage
    @cdcVintage Před 2 lety +6

    Video starts at 2:50. Everything before he is blabbering like a bafoon.

    • @charles9902
      @charles9902 Před 2 lety +4

      I think he is giving some useful information on the reasons to do this!

  • @hamisch
    @hamisch Před rokem

    Ok, now I just need an adapter for my electric screwdriver. The rewind function somehow doesnt work any more at my Panasonic nv-fs88, have to rewind hundreds of tapes, xD

  • @ml8104
    @ml8104 Před 6 měsíci

    3:20

  • @leodoyle7975
    @leodoyle7975 Před rokem

    It worked, then I put it in the VHS and the tape ripped

  • @Briannafrancis-e9g
    @Briannafrancis-e9g Před rokem

    Geeee you repeat yourself alot!

  • @user-pc5dk7gp4b
    @user-pc5dk7gp4b Před rokem +1

    This was frustrating to watch.

  • @destroyeverything-_-479

    Thanks